Jeopardy: ChinaGeography

of ChinaChina

ReunifiesName That

Chinese Philosophy

Tang and Song

Achieve-ments

The Yuan Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty

Potpourri

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10 Points

• This large mountain range protects to its southwest.

20 Points

• This desert long with the Tian Shan mountains, protect China to its west

30 Points

• One of the bodies of water that protects China to its east.

40 Points

• This geographic region in China receives a lot of water from the Huang He (Yellow River) and is ideal for farming.

50 Points

• Because it received little natural protection there, the Great Wall had to be built along this border of China’s.

60 Points

• This vast desert lies north of China.

10 Points

• This was a chaotic time that followed the collapse of the Han dynasty.

20 Points

• Yang Jian reunified China and started this dynasty.

30 Points

• During the Sui dynasty, this project was completed, linking the two main rives of China helping the Chinese with travel and trade.

40 Points

• This dynasty, that lasted 300 years, started when a former Sui official overthrew the old government .

50 Points

• She was China’s only female ruler.

60 Points

• A 53 year interruption in China’s unity between the Tang and Song.

10 Points

• This philosophy would be the favorite of a ruler looking for respect from his subjects.

20 Points

• This philosophy encouraged balance and staying in touch with nature.

30 Points

• This philosophy taught that suffering was cause by desires.

40 Points

• This Indian philosophy became more popular in China during the Han dynasty, when people were looking for escape from suffering.

50 Points

• “The more laws and edicts are imposed, the more thieves and bandits there will be.”

60 Points

• “Be respectful at home, serious at work, faithful in human relations. Even if you to uncivilized areas, these virtues are not to be abandoned.”

10 Points

• Two advances in agriculture during the Tang and Song dynasties.

20 Points

• During the Song this thin, water proof pottery was invented.

30 Points

• The Chinese kept the making of this fine thread a secret.

40 Points

• This Chinese invention made the buying and selling of goods much easier.

50 Points

• These two Chinese inventions allowed for the cheaper production of books.

60 Points

• Before it was weaponized, this Chinese invention was used in fireworks.

10 Points

• This Mongol ruler was the one who first united Mongol tribes before they began their conquests.

20 Points

• The Mongol Ascendency is also referred to as this dynasty.

30 Points

• This Mongol ruler completed the conquest of China and declared himself emperor.

40 Points

• This long trading route was secured by the Mongols allowing people to trade from Europe through Asia.

50 Points

• This famous Italian traveled through China during Mongol rule and brought back stories that sparked European interest in China.

60 Points

• Expensive public works projects and failed military campaigns against this country weakened the Mongols.

10 Points

• Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor after successfully leading his forces against the Mongols.

20 Points

• This Chinese sailor led a fleet of 300 ships on expeditions as far away as the eastern coast of Africa.

30 Points

• This “city within a city” was off limits to common Chinese.

40 Points

• One way the Ming dynasty improved the Great Wall.

50 Points

• One way Ming emperors were different from earlier emperors.

60 Points

• These officials were sent out to investigate the quality of government institutions.

10 Points

• After a brief period of disorder, known as Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, this dynasty came to power in 960.

20 points

• This “newer” form of Confucianism emphasized spiritual matters and incorporated Buddhist and Daoist ideas.

30 Points

• These were the tests that had to be completed if one wanted to work in a government bureaucracy.

40 Points

• One incentive for passing the civil service exam was becoming one of these well educated members of government.

50 Points

• One benefit of being a scholar official.

60 Points

• During this dynasty, China destroyed its fleet of 300 ships as it became more isolationist.